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Dutch company uses Detroit name for EV startup

imageSeventy years after the Detroit Electric Car Co. stopped producing the battery-powered Detroit Electric at its factory in Detroit, a Dutch company has resurrected the brand’s name and retro script logo for its line of plug-in electric vehicles. 2:15 pm U.S. ET | July 1

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Korean company plans to make small electric vehicles in U.S.

A South Korean company plans to enter the U.S. market with a low-speed electric vehicle for cities and gated communities. The outfit, CT&T Co. Ltd. 3:50 pm U.S. ET | July 1

Tata may cut more at Jaguar after loss

imageTata Motors may shut more plants and cut more jobs at Jaguar and Land Rover after the former Ford Motor Co. units helped drag the Indian automaker to its first loss in eight years. 10:00 am U.S. ET | June 26
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Toyota's new boss warns of 2 more tough years

Akio Toyoda, the new head of Toyota Motor Corp., warned today the auto industry faces two years of tough times as he outlined his strategy to make the company founded by his grandfather profitable again. 2:31 am U.S. ET | June 25 | UPDATED: 6/25/09 11:48 a.m. ET

VW explores microcar ties with Suzuki, says source

Volkswagen AG is exploring a potential cooperation deal with Japan's Suzuki Motor as a way to boost its expertise in the area of ultra small cars, a source familiar with the matter said today, confirming a report in manager magazin. 10:01 am U.S. ET | June 25 | UPDATED: 6/25/09 2:23 p.m. ET

Denso names new N.A. CEO; 4th in 18 months

Yoshiki Sekiguchi has replaced Haruya Maruyama as CEO at Denso International America Inc. and will direct the Japanese auto parts supplier's North American operations, the company announced today. Maruyama had served as CEO since April 2008. 3:13 pm U.S. ET | June 24 | UPDATED: 6/24/09 4:06 p.m. ET

Toyota, Nissan vow to do better

Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. promised shareholders they would do better to recover from the worst industry downturn in a generation, each focusing on different types of cleaner cars to steer their revival. 4:32 pm U.S. ET | June 23

Ford begins dealer shipments of Transit Connect

Dealer shipments of Ford's 2010 Transit Connect compact van, the first Ford vehicle made in Turkey to be sold in the United States, begin today from a Baltimore port. 12:42 pm U.S. ET | June 19

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Honda may miss Insight sales target in U.S.

Honda Motor Co. may fall short of its U.S. sales goal for the new Insight hybrid by a third in the model's first year due to the recession and relatively cheap gasoline, Bloomberg reported, citing a top local executive. 9:00 am U.S. ET | June 15

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Mazda wants hybrid drivetrains in 2010s

Mazda Motor Corp., a recent convert to hybrid technologies, now says it wants to put gasoline-electric drivetrains into its lineup in the next decade. And its hybrid powertrains will be on existing models, not hybrid-only nameplates. 11:44 am U.S. ET | June 11

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Toyota boosts Prius output as Japanese orders rise

Japanese factories making the third-generation Toyota Prius are humming at near full capacity to meet booming demand for the hybrid car. Four lines, at Toyota's Tsutsumi plant and a factory belonging to affiliate Toyota Auto Body Co. 2:38 pm U.S. ET | June 8

Tata plans to bring Nano to U.S. in 3 years

Tata Motors, the Indian automaker that owns Jaguar and Land Rover, plans to bring the car known as the world's cheapest to the United States within three years. David Good, a U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 5 | UPDATED: 6/5/09 5:02 p.m. ET

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Mitsubishi prices EV at $45,660

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has priced its new electric vehicle at ¥4.38 million, or $45,660 at current exchange rates, and wants EVs to account for 20 percent of its global output by 2020. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 5

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GM's pain is only limited gain for Asian rivals

Asian automakers can expect further gains in market share during General Motors' reorganization, but those gains likely will be modest. The Chapter 11 filing will scratch GM off some shopping lists. 4:10 pm U.S. ET | June 3

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Oh, what a reeling feeling

imageWith Toyota Motor Corp. reeling from North American losses, newly installed President Akio Toyoda has ordered his new top U.S. executives to skew the product lineup toward small cars, cut prices and streamline decision-making. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

Hyundai's horse in the luxury race

imageHyundai plans to bring its Equus luxury sedan to the United States next July. About 100 units of the Equus are being evaluated this summer by U.S. dealers and consumers. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

Fed loan will help Nissan build battery plant in Tenn.

A big chunk of the $1.6 billion loan that Nissan North America received from the U.S. government will pay for a lithium ion battery plant. The plant will make the batteries and assemble them into ready-to-install modules. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

Jaguar, Land Rover are big losers for Tata

A year ago, Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata heralded his newly acquired Jaguar and Land Rover as "two iconic British brands with worldwide growth prospects." Now India's largest automaker says it may shut more plants and cut more jobs at the former Ford Motor Co. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

In a hybrid world, Honda counts on traditional engines

As an engineering student in the 1960s, Takeo Fukui picked the analysis of nitrogen dioxide emissions as his senior thesis with one goal in mind: joining Honda Motor to get a foothold in the world of racing. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 29

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